Illuminated ball with rods protruding. Silently moved east to west. Very low. About 40 feet off the ground.
The U.S. had just launched the Explorer 1 satellite and the news said it was visible to the naked eye at approximately 8 pm eastern time. I went outside our home with my father to see the satellite. My father quickly gave up and went back inside the house but I stayed outside.
Shortly after he left, I observed a illuminated ball with rods protruding from it just slowly moving from east to west. I vividly remember that if I was on my neighbors' roof, I would be able to grab on to it. It made no sound.
From my memory, the ball was about 60 feet across. I watched it until it disappeared going west.
As I was just one month past my 6th birthday, I thought I had seen the satellite, and that's what I told my parents.
It was years until I realised that I had seen a UFO.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD))
The U.S. had just launched the Explorer 1 satellite and the news said it was visible to the naked eye at approximately 8 pm eastern time. I went outside our home with my father to see the satellite. My father quickly gave up and went back inside the house but I stayed outside.
Shortly after he left, I observed a illuminated ball with rods protruding from it just slowly moving from east to west. I vividly remember that if I was on my neighbors' roof, I would be able to grab on to it. It made no sound.
From my memory, the ball was about 60 feet across. I watched it until it disappeared going west.
As I was just one month past my 6th birthday, I thought I had seen the satellite, and that's what I told my parents.
It was years until I realised that I had seen a UFO.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD))
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Wantaugh
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
sphere
NY
Occurred : 1/31/1958 20:00 (Entered as : 01/31/58 20:00) Reported: 4/25/2018 9:33:04 AM 09:33 Posted: 4/26/2018 Location: Wantaugh, NY Shape: Sphere Duration: 5 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Illuminated ball with rods protruding. Silently moved east to west. Very low. About 40 feet off the ground.